exciting

adjective

ex·​cit·​ing ik-ˈsī-tiŋ How to pronounce exciting (audio)
: producing excitement
excitingly adverb

Examples of exciting in a Sentence

an exciting trip to Africa an exciting account of her adventures This isn't a very exciting book.
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Right now, the focus is on accelerating existing processes, but what is coming is both more frightening and exciting. Adrian Carr, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025 Drake Maye showed a lot of promise last year, which is exciting enough, but the Patriots built up the offense around him a lot better heading into the season. Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Aug. 2025 So everything about the project was really exciting to me. Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 8 Aug. 2025 Shooting Episode 5 was exciting because of that turn. Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 8 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for exciting

Word History

First Known Use

1647, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of exciting was in 1647

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“Exciting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exciting. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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exciting

adjective
ex·​cit·​ing ik-ˈsīt-iŋ How to pronounce exciting (audio)
: causing excitement
exciting news
excitingly adverb

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